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The kitchen god s wife is the second novel by chineseamerican author, amy tan. The kitchen gods wife written by amy tan is a book filled with plot twist and drama. Back and next buttons can guide you through all the sections or you can choose to jump from section to section using the links below or the links at the left. The kitchen gods wife by sparknotes pdfread the kitchen gods wife by sparknotes the kitchen gods wife sparknotes literature guide by amy tan making the reading experience fun. It s set in an urban fantasy universe and set primarily in the southwest, particularly the city of tempe, arizona. Monkeynotes study guide summarythe kitchen gods wife by amy. As with all of tans books, the kitchen gods wife looks at the difficulties of bicultural life, the female struggle in a patriarchal society, and the tension between fate and selfdetermination. Download the kitchen gods wife txt read information about the author amy tan chinese.
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